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World Zoonosis Day – July 06
July 12 , 2022
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- It is marked to commemorate the first vaccination administered against a zoonotic disease like influenza, Ebola and West Nile virus.
- Zoonotic diseases are caused by viruses, parasites, bacteria and fungi.
- This day was instituted on 6 July 1885 to educate and raise awareness about zoonotic diseases that can transmit from animals to humans.
- It commemorates French biologist Louis Pasteur, who administered the first dose of the first vaccine against rabies.
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